About a dozen miles south of the Great Smoky Mountains, where Highway 441 turns into Highway 23, the small town of Sylva, North Carolina dots the map. Sylva is a lot like many other mountain towns; it has a colorful history and turn-of-the-century architecture mingled with the modern conveniences of mini-marts and fast-food restaurants. It is a town of hard working people with ties to the area going back centuries. And, in the summer, it is a tourist town with endless mountain views and crystal clear brooks fed by mountain springs. Sylva is also a bird sanctuary and the home of a paper mill: Jackson Paper produces a few hundred tons of corrugating medium most every day, while producing zero effluent.
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